# payments.applyGiftCode

Apply a [Telegram Premium giftcode »](/api/giveaways.md)

```tl
updatesTooLong#e317af7e = Updates;
updateShortMessage#313bc7f8 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int user_id:long message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?long reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShortChatMessage#4d6deea5 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int from_id:long chat_id:long message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?long reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShort#78d4dec1 update:Update date:int = Updates;
updatesCombined#725b04c3 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq_start:int seq:int = Updates;
updates#74ae4240 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq:int = Updates;
updateShortSentMessage#9015e101 flags:# out:flags.1?true id:int pts:int pts_count:int date:int media:flags.9?MessageMedia entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
---functions---
payments.applyGiftCode#f6e26854 slug:string = Updates;
```

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | :---: | --- |
| **slug** | [string](/type/string.md) | The code to apply |

### Result
[Updates](/type/Updates.md)

### Only users can use this method

### Possible errors

| Code | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | GIFT\_SLUG\_EXPIRED | The specified gift slug has expired. |
| 400 | GIFT\_SLUG\_INVALID | The specified slug is invalid. |
| 420 | PREMIUM\_SUB\_ACTIVE\_UNTIL\_%d | You already have a premium subscription active until unixtime %d . |

### Related pages

#### [Giveaways and gifts](/api/giveaways.md)
Telegram channel and supergroup administrators may launch giveaways to randomly distribute Telegram Premium subscriptions and other gifts among their followers, in exchange for boosts.